Comments on: Sony Supports Virtual Sword Exchange http://www.psfk.com/2005/04/sony_supports_v.html Ideas & Trends Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:24:55 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: JT Barnhart http://www.psfk.com/2005/04/sony_supports_v.html/comment-page-1#comment-4326 JT Barnhart Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4326 <p>I did a trial account on Ultima five or six years ago. I remember even back then people were selling characters and equipment. I had too much "real" living to do so I rather quickly dropped the game. The question comes to mind that if a person were to "play" eight or ten hours a day then sell things from the game for real cash how do we re-define "play", "work" and "real"? People play for work and trade virtual items for very real cash. Complex in all it's simplicity, no? Anyone see the movie Avalon? </p> I did a trial account on Ultima five or six years ago. I remember even back then people were selling characters and equipment. I had too much “real” living to do so I rather quickly dropped the game. The question comes to mind that if a person were to “play” eight or ten hours a day then sell things from the game for real cash how do we re-define “play”, “work” and “real”? People play for work and trade virtual items for very real cash. Complex in all it’s simplicity, no? Anyone see the movie Avalon?

]]> By: Guy Brighton http://www.psfk.com/2005/04/sony_supports_v.html/comment-page-1#comment-4327 Guy Brighton Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4327 <p>Online gaming costs set to rise</p> <p>Take the fight to new maps - but at what cost?<br /> Downloadable content is becoming an established part of online console gaming, but what will gamers see in the next round of consoles? </p> <p>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4497313.stm</p> Online gaming costs set to rise

Take the fight to new maps – but at what cost?
Downloadable content is becoming an established part of online console gaming, but what will gamers see in the next round of consoles?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4497313.stm

]]>